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Asked by Diana Slaten from USA | Dec. 30, 2015 12:47
About:Chinese Consulate in San Francisco

chinese visa requirement for US citizen with short layover leaving shanghai airport to stay hotel

arriving Feb 27,2016 3 passengers arriving from San Francisco leaving Pudong airport staying at Ramada overnight flying out next day to Okinawa; then returning March 13, 2016 staying Ramada between flights from Okinawa layover Shanghai flight out San Francisco next day. Does the 72 hr entry without chinese entry permit applicable I am getting varying information. I do not want a surprise when I get there. Thankyou

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Answered by Joanna from Netherlands | Dec. 30, 2015 21:16
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Diana, yeah, it’s applicable. You don’t need to apply for an entry permit to stay in a hotel. You can just use the 72 hour free stay transit permit to stay in a hotel.
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